Genetics: Heredity
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Heredity | The passing of traits from parents to their offspring.
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Genetics | The study of heredity.
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Allele | An alternative form of a gene.
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Punnett Square | A diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross.
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Gene | A segment of DNA that controls a trait.
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Dominant allele | The allele that is expressed in an organism.
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Recessive allele | The allele that is hidden by the dominant gene or not expressed.
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Genotype | An organism's combination of genes for a trait.
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Phenotype | An organism's physical appearance or characteristics as a result of its combination of genes.
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Law of Independent Assortment | The pairs of genes separate independently of one another.
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Law of Segregation | The pair of alleles for a trait will separate when gametes are formed; so that each gamete will have a random allele.
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Homozygous | An individual that has two alleles that are the same for a particular trait.
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Heterozygous | An individual that has two alleles that are different for a particular trait.
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